Tajkistan

18:43, march 28, 2007

TAJKISTAN

13 international observers wait for accreditation at CCER

DUSHANBE, March 28, Asia-Plus -- Thirteen international observers are waiting for accreditation at Tajikistan’s Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) for monitoring voting process

18:37, march 28, 2007

TAJKISTAN

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities to arrive in Tajikistan in mid-May

DUSHANBE, March 28, Asia-Plus -- According to information posted on the website of the Tajik FMA, Ambassador Rolf Ekeus, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), was supposed to

18:04, march 28, 2007

TAJKISTAN

KFAED provides $13.8 million for financing irrigation of Danghara steppe

DUSHANBE, March 28, Asia-Plus /Zarrina Ergasheva/ -- Today, Wednesday March 28, a loan agreement for 4 million Kuwaiti dinars, equivalent to nearly $13.

16:44, march 28, 2007

TAJKISTAN

IRPT candidate for parliament intends to file suit against Kulob electoral commission

DUSHANBE, March 28, Asia-Plus - Saidibrohim Nazar, registered as candidate in an upcoming parliamentary by-election scheduled for April 1, today told journalists in Kulob that he intends to file

14:18, march 28, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan endorses amendments to the law on evaluation of lands

DUSHANBE, March 28, Asia-Plus - Tajik parliamentarians have approved a bill requiring amendments to the country’s law on evaluation of lands.

13:51, march 28, 2007

POWER

Emomali Rahmon conveys condolences over Armenia premier’s death

DUSHANBE, March 28, Asia-Plus - Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on March 27 sent a telegram of condolences to his Armenian counterpart, President Robert Kocharyan, over the death of Armenian Prime

12:56, march 28, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Kazakh state holding seeks cooperation with Tajikistan in telecommunications sphere

DUSHANBE, March 28, Asia-Plus - The possibility of participation of Kazakhstan’s state holding Samruk in enhancement of the telecommunications sector in Tajikistan was one of the major topics of a

11:06, march 28, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Konibodom independent TV station Anis resumes its activity

KONIBODOM, March 28, Asia-Plus - After being closed for five years, the independent TV station Anis situated in the northern city of Konibodom has reopened.

19:07, march 27, 2007

POWER

Tajik parliament accepted to OIC Parliamentary Union

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus -- Tajik parliament (Majlisi Oli) has been accepted to the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) member states (PUOICM).

18:31, march 27, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Cotton-sowing campaign to start on April 1

DUSHANBE/KULOB, March 27, Asia-Plus - A cotton-sowing campaign in Tajikistan will officially start on April 1, according to the ministry of agriculture and environmental protection (MoAEP).

17:24, march 27, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik FM to participate at ‘EU Troika-Central Asia’ format meeting in Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus -- Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zaripov today left for Kazakhstan to attend a meeting in the ‘EU Troika-Central Asia’ format.

15:58, march 27, 2007

TAJKISTAN

There is no sense in last bells at schools, says Tajik education official

DUSHANBE, March 27 -- Hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren in Tajikistan will not hear the symbolic last bell marking school graduation any longer.

15:21, march 27, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik MoF, Chinese bank to sign loan agreement for financing Zarafshon hydroelectricity project

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - Specialists from China’s Sinohydro has conducted the preliminary feasibility study for the construction of the Zarafshon hydropower plant in northern Tajikistan.

14:38, march 27, 2007

TAJKISTAN

KazakhTelecom opens representative office in Tajikistan

KazakhTelecom, Kazakhstanâ€™s national carrier, is opening its representative office for the purpose of expanding cooperation with Tajik Telecom, Tajikistanâ€™s national telecommunications operator,

14:30, march 27, 2007

INCIDENTS

Fragments of dismembered man discovered at Botanical Gardens in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - Fragments (head, left hand and a part of right hand) of dismembered body of man were discovered at the fence of Botanical Gardens in Dushanbe last Saturday, March

14:07, march 27, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Defense ministry sure that it able to fulfill spring conscription target

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - Tajik Ministry of Defense (MoD) is sure that the spring conscription target will be fulfilled completely.

13:11, march 27, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Development of Tajik fruit-and-vegetable sector discussed in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - The first one-day meeting of the supervisory board on the Trade Promotion in Tajikistan project opened in Dushanbe today morning.

12:17, march 27, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Spring conscription campaign to start in April

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - On March 26, President Emomali Rahmon signed a decree on carrying out a spring conscription campaign in the country.

11:48, march 27, 2007

POWER

Head of state bans holding of “last school bell” and “ABC holiday” celebrations

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has urged to undertake measures to regulate holding of national traditional rituals and ceremonies.

11:11, march 27, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik Journalists’ Union announces competition among female journalists for the Toji Iftikhor award

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - Tajik Journalists’ Union has announced the competition among female journalists on the best publication about women’s problems, Pulod Nourov, executive secretary of

18:52, march 26, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Low water level may affect Sughd agrarian sector

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus -- A low water level in the Syrdarya River may affect agrarian sectors of Central Asia’s states this year, Yarash Pulodov, director of Tajikistan’s scientific-research

18:19, march 26, 2007

LAW-ORDER

Three Moscow police officers get jail terms for beating Tajik students

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus -- A district court in Moscow has sentenced three officers from the Vykhino police station to two years in jail each for beating Tajik students at a university hostel

17:57, march 26, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Active phase of CSTO military exercise to be held in Tajikistan in early April

DUSHANBE , March 26, Asia-Plus – ANN – An active phase of military exercise, dubbed Rubezh-2007, for units from the rapid deployment force of the Collective

17:27, march 26, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Some 3 kilos of raw opium intercepted by DCA officers in Sughd over the past weekends

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus -- Over the past weekends, officers from the counternarcotics agency have intercepted some three kilograms of raw opium in the northern province of Sughd.

16:40, march 26, 2007

POWER

Tajik president returns to traditional version of his name

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus - On March 20, President Emomali Rahmonov held a traditional meeting with representatives of the intelligentsia.

15:37, march 26, 2007

TAJKISTAN

AgroInvestBonk to double its declared capital

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus - Open joint-stock company (OJSC) AgroInvestBonk plans to have increased its declared capital from 27 million somonis to 54 million somonis this year.

15:01, march 26, 2007

TAJKISTAN

RTSU to host conference on Russia and Central Asia relations

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus - A two-day scientific conference formally titled “Russia And Central Asia In Conditions of Geopolitical Transformation: The Foreign Policy Dimension” will be

14:28, march 26, 2007

TAJKISTAN

International organizations active in Tajikistan show disrespect for Tajik legislation, says CCER official

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus - No international observer has been accredited at the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) so far to monitor by-elections that will be held on April

13:12, march 26, 2007

TAJKISTAN

OSCE officials visit Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus - Henry Bolton, the OSCE Senior Border Issues Advisor, arrived in Tajikistan today for a three-day working visit, according to the Tajik MFA.

12:00, march 26, 2007

INCIDENTS

Tajkistan

13 international observers wait for accreditation at CCER

DUSHANBE, March 28, Asia-Plus -- Thirteen international observers are waiting for accreditation at Tajikistan’s Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) for monitoring voting process

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities to arrive in Tajikistan in mid-May

DUSHANBE, March 28, Asia-Plus -- According to information posted on the website of the Tajik FMA, Ambassador Rolf Ekeus, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), was supposed to

KFAED provides $13.8 million for financing irrigation of Danghara steppe

DUSHANBE, March 28, Asia-Plus /Zarrina Ergasheva/ -- Today, Wednesday March 28, a loan agreement for 4 million Kuwaiti dinars, equivalent to nearly $13.

IRPT candidate for parliament intends to file suit against Kulob electoral commission

DUSHANBE, March 28, Asia-Plus - Saidibrohim Nazar, registered as candidate in an upcoming parliamentary by-election scheduled for April 1, today told journalists in Kulob that he intends to file

Tajikistan endorses amendments to the law on evaluation of lands

DUSHANBE, March 28, Asia-Plus - Tajik parliamentarians have approved a bill requiring amendments to the country’s law on evaluation of lands.

Emomali Rahmon conveys condolences over Armenia premier’s death

DUSHANBE, March 28, Asia-Plus - Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on March 27 sent a telegram of condolences to his Armenian counterpart, President Robert Kocharyan, over the death of Armenian Prime

Kazakh state holding seeks cooperation with Tajikistan in telecommunications sphere

DUSHANBE, March 28, Asia-Plus - The possibility of participation of Kazakhstan’s state holding Samruk in enhancement of the telecommunications sector in Tajikistan was one of the major topics of a

Konibodom independent TV station Anis resumes its activity

KONIBODOM, March 28, Asia-Plus - After being closed for five years, the independent TV station Anis situated in the northern city of Konibodom has reopened.

Tajik parliament accepted to OIC Parliamentary Union

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus -- Tajik parliament (Majlisi Oli) has been accepted to the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) member states (PUOICM).

Cotton-sowing campaign to start on April 1

DUSHANBE/KULOB, March 27, Asia-Plus - A cotton-sowing campaign in Tajikistan will officially start on April 1, according to the ministry of agriculture and environmental protection (MoAEP).

Tajik FM to participate at ‘EU Troika-Central Asia’ format meeting in Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus -- Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zaripov today left for Kazakhstan to attend a meeting in the ‘EU Troika-Central Asia’ format.

There is no sense in last bells at schools, says Tajik education official

DUSHANBE, March 27 -- Hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren in Tajikistan will not hear the symbolic last bell marking school graduation any longer.

Tajik MoF, Chinese bank to sign loan agreement for financing Zarafshon hydroelectricity project

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - Specialists from China’s Sinohydro has conducted the preliminary feasibility study for the construction of the Zarafshon hydropower plant in northern Tajikistan.

KazakhTelecom opens representative office in Tajikistan

KazakhTelecom, Kazakhstanâ€™s national carrier, is opening its representative office for the purpose of expanding cooperation with Tajik Telecom, Tajikistanâ€™s national telecommunications operator,

Fragments of dismembered man discovered at Botanical Gardens in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - Fragments (head, left hand and a part of right hand) of dismembered body of man were discovered at the fence of Botanical Gardens in Dushanbe last Saturday, March

Defense ministry sure that it able to fulfill spring conscription target

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - Tajik Ministry of Defense (MoD) is sure that the spring conscription target will be fulfilled completely.

Development of Tajik fruit-and-vegetable sector discussed in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - The first one-day meeting of the supervisory board on the Trade Promotion in Tajikistan project opened in Dushanbe today morning.

Spring conscription campaign to start in April

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - On March 26, President Emomali Rahmon signed a decree on carrying out a spring conscription campaign in the country.

Head of state bans holding of “last school bell” and “ABC holiday” celebrations

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has urged to undertake measures to regulate holding of national traditional rituals and ceremonies.

Tajik Journalists’ Union announces competition among female journalists for the Toji Iftikhor award

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - Tajik Journalists’ Union has announced the competition among female journalists on the best publication about women’s problems, Pulod Nourov, executive secretary of

Low water level may affect Sughd agrarian sector

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus -- A low water level in the Syrdarya River may affect agrarian sectors of Central Asia’s states this year, Yarash Pulodov, director of Tajikistan’s scientific-research

Three Moscow police officers get jail terms for beating Tajik students

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus -- A district court in Moscow has sentenced three officers from the Vykhino police station to two years in jail each for beating Tajik students at a university hostel

Active phase of CSTO military exercise to be held in Tajikistan in early April

DUSHANBE , March 26, Asia-Plus – ANN – An active phase of military exercise, dubbed Rubezh-2007, for units from the rapid deployment force of the Collective

Some 3 kilos of raw opium intercepted by DCA officers in Sughd over the past weekends

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus -- Over the past weekends, officers from the counternarcotics agency have intercepted some three kilograms of raw opium in the northern province of Sughd.

Tajik president returns to traditional version of his name

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus - On March 20, President Emomali Rahmonov held a traditional meeting with representatives of the intelligentsia.

AgroInvestBonk to double its declared capital

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus - Open joint-stock company (OJSC) AgroInvestBonk plans to have increased its declared capital from 27 million somonis to 54 million somonis this year.

RTSU to host conference on Russia and Central Asia relations

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus - A two-day scientific conference formally titled “Russia And Central Asia In Conditions of Geopolitical Transformation: The Foreign Policy Dimension” will be

International organizations active in Tajikistan show disrespect for Tajik legislation, says CCER official

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus - No international observer has been accredited at the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) so far to monitor by-elections that will be held on April

OSCE officials visit Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus - Henry Bolton, the OSCE Senior Border Issues Advisor, arrived in Tajikistan today for a three-day working visit, according to the Tajik MFA.

Two shot dead, two wounded in Dushanbe last week

Two persons were shot dead and two others were seriously wounded on March 22 as former police officers fired at them.